The exhibit, which runs Sunday through Jan. 17, explores three centuries of American quilting, from unidentified works made during the 1700s to pieces made in recent years by contemporary artists.

In a new book called “Black Threads: An African American Quilting Sourcebook” (MacFarland & Co., 260 pages, $38.50), author Kyra E. Hicks estimates that about 1 million African-American adult ...

In Colonial times, quilts were objects of the wealthy as threads, needles ... Quilts The Civil War marked a season of change in American quilting. In the early 1860s, men took quilts into military ...

In a new book called “Black Threads: An African American Quilting Sourcebook” (MacFarland & Co., 260 pages, $38.50), author Kyra E. Hicks estimates that about 1 million African-American adult ...

“Anytime we can uplift the arts and show diverse voices and tell our American history in different ... later in life that she ...

Quilting was and continues to ... Black people would work in secret with a needle and thread, using embedded codes to contribute towards African-American freedom. They used a bear paw to tell ...

157th St., will present “Threads of Freedom” at 2 p.m. Feb. 11. The African American Quilting & Doll Making Guild will display several Underground Railroad quilts made by their members and ...

One of Benberry’s lifelong friends is Kyra Hicks, a fellow quilter and author of Black Threads: An African American Quilting Sourcebook. At the ceremony honoring Benberry and marking the opening ...

African American quilts were often raw and vibrant. They were stitched by hand with imagination and resourcefulness. This February and March, the Black Heritage Gallery is showcasing black quilting by ...